I awoke feeling groggy with something warm and wet on my face. Puppy licks.

Isabelle

Did my alarm go off already?

My head hurt. Too much partying? Migraine? No and no. Just a bad case of SAD, otherwise known as Seasonal Affective Disorder. How fitting that the acronym of this disorder should so aptly describe how it makes you feel. And boy did I ever feel like crap! I was both thankful and disappointed that I didn’t have any big gift giving cases to work recently. Solving all of those gift giving predicaments always made me feel a bit better. I love making people happy – even vicariously by helping to find that perfect gift.

I rolled over and smiled at Isabelle. She immediately flopped on her back to get her …read more

Hello dear reader!

I still am without internet (sort of) at my new place. It has been installed but a problem in the line is preventing it from working properly, which is why there have been such a lack of posts. A repair is slated for Monday, after which regular posts will resume!

My apologies! Had I been able to anticipate being without internet for so long I would have tried to make arrangements for a guest blogger.

Thank you for your patience and I will return soon with lots of great content for you!

~ Alyna

Thank you to all who participated in our survey!

We are *thisclose* to having our web design done.  Also, I’m almost packed and will be moving in less than a week!  What does this mean for you?  Well, the site design is more user friendly and, as we continue to upgrade everything, there will just be more and more things to help you find that perfect gift and present it in a way that will leave your loved ones knowing that they are indeed loved.  My move will create the time and space I need to give you the blog you deserve – more new posts, many additional fresh and unique gift ideas and lots more time for me to work on the details of the site – like our present finder, calendar, making it easy for you to find related posts, hooking you up with more Gift-Aways, discounts et cetera.

So, …read more